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as sandy battered the eastern sea board 6 million customers were left in pitch black. the swath of the eastern united states totally blacked out over the course of one day. and at this hour, more than 6 million electricity customers remain without power in the east. when they say this is the largest storm to have ever hit the east coast of the united states, the word largest in that phrase actually just means the physical area that is covered by this storm, which you can see in the fact we had outages from virginia to maine. but in terms of the direct hit of this storm, part of what makes this a storm of national significance is that when it came ashore, it hit the most populated place in our country. it's not just new york media dismor fee ya. this is the most densely p populated area. new jersey's population is greater than the population of maine, new hampshire, montana, nebraska, north dakota, south dakota, and wyoming combined. all in a state that's significantly smaller than even just new hampshire alone. the new york metro area has a population of over 22 millio
as sandy battered the eastern sea board 6 million customers were left in pitch black. the swath of the eastern united states totally blacked out over the course of one day. and at this hour, more than 6 million electricity customers remain without power in the east. when they say this is the largest storm to have ever hit the east coast of the united states, the word largest in that phrase actually just means the physical area that is covered by this storm, which you can see in the fact we had...
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this is live continuing coverage of hurricane sandy now post tropical storm sandy. good evening, i'm chris jansing. we'll be here with you all throughout the night along with meteorologist bill karins. at this hour, we have a lot to tell you. let's get you caught up. serious flooding across the mid-atlantic coast including new york city where water is entering the subway system and the bridge connecting manhattan and brooklyn. con edison reports that almost all of manhattan all the way down to the battery, that's the lower tip of the city, all of it without power. more than 300,000 homes without power in new york city. 3.6 million along the east coast. already it's been a deadly storm. at least ten deaths reported. new york, new jersey, connecticut, pennsylvania, west virginia, we have video from manhattan's east side. let's get you caught up on what is going on here in new york. michelle franzen is on the phone with us from battery park city. that's the lower tip of manhattan where a lot of people who are tourists know where to go. michelle, what's the latest where
this is live continuing coverage of hurricane sandy now post tropical storm sandy. good evening, i'm chris jansing. we'll be here with you all throughout the night along with meteorologist bill karins. at this hour, we have a lot to tell you. let's get you caught up. serious flooding across the mid-atlantic coast including new york city where water is entering the subway system and the bridge connecting manhattan and brooklyn. con edison reports that almost all of manhattan all the way down to...
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at the same time, near the same time, sandy was ramping up here. it's still going strong with her winds here in lower manhattan. of course, that water surge coming up all throughout lower manhattan flooding parts of battery park as well as gushing into the battery brooklyn tunnel. we're told by the mta and port authority that the water has compromised the tunnel and also the subway system in a way that they have not experienced in the more than 100 year history of the subway. so there's a lot of issue that they'll be waking up to today that seem to be dire in these initial hours after sandy moves through. also a situation that we've seen the rescue crews and emergency crews that just run into action following the storm. you had a generator that had gone out at nyu medical center. they had to remove patients from there both young and old. and they had ambulances waiting there to whisk them away, just the coordination operating and operating in dangerous situations where they didn't know, you know, what was going on inside and outside on the streets
at the same time, near the same time, sandy was ramping up here. it's still going strong with her winds here in lower manhattan. of course, that water surge coming up all throughout lower manhattan flooding parts of battery park as well as gushing into the battery brooklyn tunnel. we're told by the mta and port authority that the water has compromised the tunnel and also the subway system in a way that they have not experienced in the more than 100 year history of the subway. so there's a lot...
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sandy wreaking havoc all across the eastern seaboard. the weather channel's reynolds wolf was in stonington, connecticut, earlier today and dealing with gale force winds as well as flooding. >> just over the last 20, 30 minutes, the wind has been unbelievable. this house hours ago was in fine shape but the waves have just been relentless, just pounding through. ripping away part of the outer wall. goodness gracious. part of the foundation of the house being sheared away. unbelievable. winds have been out of the north, power is out all over the peninsula. not expecting much improvements over the next several hours. my goodness, the wind has just been insane. we haven't seen much of a shift in the wind either. everything from north to south. all coming in just right off the water itself. some streets are flooded on the other side of the peninsula. some roadways are covered with water. it's coming up on that side too. trees, huge trees, some look like they've been there for over a century knocked down. branchs over many of the roadways. peo
sandy wreaking havoc all across the eastern seaboard. the weather channel's reynolds wolf was in stonington, connecticut, earlier today and dealing with gale force winds as well as flooding. >> just over the last 20, 30 minutes, the wind has been unbelievable. this house hours ago was in fine shape but the waves have just been relentless, just pounding through. ripping away part of the outer wall. goodness gracious. part of the foundation of the house being sheared away. unbelievable....
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after sandy. so stephanie link, if you have insur insured losses, some of the numbers hitting 50 billion could go higher. how are you thinking about the space today? >> there are some companies that are going to fair better. something like an aig which has surplus insurance, they have a better pricing power, so they can quickly raise prices, where as an all-state or travelers won't be able to price as aggressively. in terms of aig, the reason we own it, this is obviously a horrible situation, but i think it will be contained somewhat in the fourth quarter, maybe the first. it's really cleaned up its balance sheet and focusing on two business lines. casualty and life. i think the life business will start to see some momentum as he they get more distribution. i think they use the weakness to buy when the stock is trading at .6 times book value. >> mike murphy, you could see a bit of an earnings hit based on what the actual insured losses and payout turn out to be. which name in this space you think
after sandy. so stephanie link, if you have insur insured losses, some of the numbers hitting 50 billion could go higher. how are you thinking about the space today? >> there are some companies that are going to fair better. something like an aig which has surplus insurance, they have a better pricing power, so they can quickly raise prices, where as an all-state or travelers won't be able to price as aggressively. in terms of aig, the reason we own it, this is obviously a horrible...
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plus sandy's impact on the election. you're watching "early today." >>> this large historic weather event has so many elements to it. one of the ones that's most surprising to people is the fact that this hurricane brought blizzard conditions to the appalachians. it has happened before that a storm in stouth earn position has moved to the north and there's been snow in it. just the fact that it's happening again and it's a huge blizzard and for the most part it's close to where the landfall is, that makes it unusual. we have snow from michigan, ohio, a little trying to sneak into indiana. kentucky, west virginia and mountains of north carolina. we have seven different states with snow on the back side. as i mentioned, they're telling people to stay off the roads if possible in west virginia. there are still leaves on the trees there. they're in for their own destruction. forecast for the west today, a nice day like yesterday from vegas to phoenix. cool with the morning clouds in l.a. we have showers once again in the nor
plus sandy's impact on the election. you're watching "early today." >>> this large historic weather event has so many elements to it. one of the ones that's most surprising to people is the fact that this hurricane brought blizzard conditions to the appalachians. it has happened before that a storm in stouth earn position has moved to the north and there's been snow in it. just the fact that it's happening again and it's a huge blizzard and for the most part it's close to...
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storm sandy. we want to welcome our international viewers as well from around the world. it's 1:00 in the morning east coast time here in atlanta and we have reporters up and down the east coast bringing us the latest developments all hour long. really into the night. no hype, overestimates or anything on this one. damage estimates are in the billions. sandy is big. sandy is powerful and she is a killer. already at least 12 people have been reported dead in the u.s. five alone in new york. 5.3 million people are without power. 23 states are under wind advisories. damage from the wind alone could top $3 million. and sandy is already response iblg f67 deaths in caribbeans. >> roads flooded out. the water rising above the cars in some locals. this historic superstorm made landfall over the most populated areas of the u.s. wind damage, power outages, storm surges, inland flooding, you name it, even snowstorms are threatening the lives and homes of 60 people from virginia to mags ma massachusetts. >> l
storm sandy. we want to welcome our international viewers as well from around the world. it's 1:00 in the morning east coast time here in atlanta and we have reporters up and down the east coast bringing us the latest developments all hour long. really into the night. no hype, overestimates or anything on this one. damage estimates are in the billions. sandy is big. sandy is powerful and she is a killer. already at least 12 people have been reported dead in the u.s. five alone in new york. 5.3...
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right now we are in the aftermath period of this superstorm, sandy. how do you feel in terms of dealing with the aftermath, describing those explosions, these ongoing worries. before we get to rebuilding, rescuing people, taking care of continuing damage right now. how would you assess the response and the coordination between the federal government, the state government, municipalities. how are we doing? >> i think we're doing very well. i mean, you heard the president, and i have to say that i think his response has been terrific, really. and it's been coordinated, unlike some of what happened in katrina. and you heard, you know, governor christie, who's a republican, with president obama, working together. and that's how it's been, from the president to the governor, all the way down to the county and the towns. so one of the things that i did today, in fact, i was just on the phone before i came in here, was talk to fema about trying to get an office and a staff person in various parts of the district that i viewed today, and they're working on it
right now we are in the aftermath period of this superstorm, sandy. how do you feel in terms of dealing with the aftermath, describing those explosions, these ongoing worries. before we get to rebuilding, rescuing people, taking care of continuing damage right now. how would you assess the response and the coordination between the federal government, the state government, municipalities. how are we doing? >> i think we're doing very well. i mean, you heard the president, and i have to say...
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sandy's having a real, local impact on ohio residents' lives. but sandy's march through ohio also has a national impact because ohio, of course, is the most crucial of all the swing states. ohio, for example, is big on early voting. they camp out for it there. as sandy approached, ohio counties reported even heavier than usual early voting, with people rushing to cast their ballots ahead of the storm. lots of things are amazing about ohio's politics, but frankly, what i find most amazing in ohio this year is the way the romney campaign is choosing to close out their campaign there. remember when mr. romney campaigned on that flat-out lie that president obama's getting rid of a work requirement for welfare, even though president obama did no such thing? well, now mr. romney is back with a new ad in ohio with that same old lie about welfare. they brought it back for the end of the campaign. romney campaign sent senator norm coleman from minnesota to ohio to tell voters there that mitt romney had no intention of overturning roe versus wade even tho
sandy's having a real, local impact on ohio residents' lives. but sandy's march through ohio also has a national impact because ohio, of course, is the most crucial of all the swing states. ohio, for example, is big on early voting. they camp out for it there. as sandy approached, ohio counties reported even heavier than usual early voting, with people rushing to cast their ballots ahead of the storm. lots of things are amazing about ohio's politics, but frankly, what i find most amazing in...
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let's look and show you what we've got as far as the latest on sandy. right now it's about 90 miles west of philadelphia. it's got 65-mile-per-hour winds. it's moving west northwest at 15 miles per hour. the wind gusts, again, a big problem. 86 in parts of massachusetts and 90-mile-per-hour wind gusts in islip yesterday. annapolis 69-mile-per-hour wind gusts, and then as we take a look at what we're looking at as far as winds today@'8 we've got damaging winds stretching from bangor, maine, as far west as michigan and as far south as atlanta. wind gusts of 55 to 60 miles per hour, and look at what we're going to be dealing with over the next 24 to 36 hours. detroit gusts of 36 miles per hour, new york 40 miles per hour and washington 42. by wednesday they have died down, but you can still say pretty gusty in the northeast and even as far back as detroit, about 22 miles per hour. highest water rises reported in, brooklyn up to 12.5 feet. bridgeport, connecticut, 9.9 feet. the battery where we've seen so much damage, almost 10 feet of water. we had a recor
let's look and show you what we've got as far as the latest on sandy. right now it's about 90 miles west of philadelphia. it's got 65-mile-per-hour winds. it's moving west northwest at 15 miles per hour. the wind gusts, again, a big problem. 86 in parts of massachusetts and 90-mile-per-hour wind gusts in islip yesterday. annapolis 69-mile-per-hour wind gusts, and then as we take a look at what we're looking at as far as winds today@'8 we've got damaging winds stretching from bangor, maine, as...
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hurricane sandy nearly 1,000 miles across. the eastern seaboard is being swallowed by this thing. >> the situation is getting increasingly worse. not on the wind as you can hear. but the rain. let me swing you around here. we have seen these power lines up here actually starting to spark. call imperial structured settlements. the experts at imperial can convert your long-term payout into a lump sum of cash today. marie callender's turkey breast with stuffing is a great reason to slow down. creamy mash potatoes, homestyle gravy and 320 calories. marie callender's. it's time to savor. megyn: fox news alert. as the waters rise along hundreds of miles of u.s. coastline hurricane sandy is threatening major cities from bethesda, maryland and beyond. the wall of water could cause devastation like we have not seen in more than a century. brand-new hour of "america live." thanks for being here with us on this important day. as we mentioned, sandy is on course to slam new york city as causing serious damage to its southern neighbors in
hurricane sandy nearly 1,000 miles across. the eastern seaboard is being swallowed by this thing. >> the situation is getting increasingly worse. not on the wind as you can hear. but the rain. let me swing you around here. we have seen these power lines up here actually starting to spark. call imperial structured settlements. the experts at imperial can convert your long-term payout into a lump sum of cash today. marie callender's turkey breast with stuffing is a great reason to slow...
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this evening. >>> hurricane sandy shaking up more than the east coast states. with only eight days he have president presidential election this storm could affect the national results. our own peter barnes with some details on that. bob... oh, hey alex. just picking up some, brochures, posters copies of my acceptance speech. great! it's always good to have a backup plan, in case i get hit by a meteor. wow, your hair looks great. didn't realize they did photoshop here. hey, good call on those mugs. can'tet 'em see what you're drinking. you know, i'm glad we're both running a nice, clean race. no ne to get nasty. here's your "honk if you had an affair with taylor" yard sign. looks good. [ male announcer ] fedex office. now save 50% on banners. david: presidential candidates efforts are being scaled back today due to hurricane sandy as both campaigns are alter iting their schedules. liz: peter barnes live at the white house with all the latest on this. peter? >> that's right, david and liz, the hurricane has blown the both the obama and romney campaigns off occurs
this evening. >>> hurricane sandy shaking up more than the east coast states. with only eight days he have president presidential election this storm could affect the national results. our own peter barnes with some details on that. bob... oh, hey alex. just picking up some, brochures, posters copies of my acceptance speech. great! it's always good to have a backup plan, in case i get hit by a meteor. wow, your hair looks great. didn't realize they did photoshop here. hey, good call on...
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and that is where sandy hit first. summers point, new jersey is ten miles down the road from a devastated atlantic city. >> half of summers point in our backyard. our entire dock. our shed came down. devastating. >> reporter: the storm destroyed the town's beloved fishing pier, the pavilion now sits in the bay. an emergency responder here for 36 years said it's the worst he's ever seen. >> our fishing pier is now a gazebo in the water. >> came right off. >> yep. the docks here are gone. >> reporter: though a piece of summers point nostalgia is all but gone the feeling for many residents is relief. >> we're safe. we're safe. the houses were safe. just a lot of clean up and mess and i guess money. >> reporter: but as bad as it is in summers point it's worse out on the barrier islands like ocean city that line new jersey's coast. when sandy came ashore she hit here first. tom and eileen feel lucky to be alive. >> lost our fingernails watching the news over the last couple of days and not to say we're not devastated. but w
and that is where sandy hit first. summers point, new jersey is ten miles down the road from a devastated atlantic city. >> half of summers point in our backyard. our entire dock. our shed came down. devastating. >> reporter: the storm destroyed the town's beloved fishing pier, the pavilion now sits in the bay. an emergency responder here for 36 years said it's the worst he's ever seen. >> our fishing pier is now a gazebo in the water. >> came right off. >> yep....
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he's with us now on superstorm sandy. where is sandy right now? >> sandy is inland right now. and so that is certainly some good news here. we are done with it as far as it being the hurricane here. but we do have a classic nor'easter under way. so it is inland. we are no longer going to be talk about a storm surge as we head through the day tomorrow. we'll be talking about tides coming together. not only has this been a perfect storm, this has been a more perfect storm. the earth, the moon, and the sun even all aligned together to make this a more perfect storm. we'll get to that in a second here. but as far as the latest, again, it is inland now. but the worst is not over for some areas across the interior because we're talking about very heavy rainfall that's going to continue throughout the overnight hours into tomorrow. even the potential, by the way, for severe weather heading up into new england with some thunderstorm activity there. and then of course you saw reed there in the mess that is the middle of a blizzard here as the hurricane married this upper-level disturba
he's with us now on superstorm sandy. where is sandy right now? >> sandy is inland right now. and so that is certainly some good news here. we are done with it as far as it being the hurricane here. but we do have a classic nor'easter under way. so it is inland. we are no longer going to be talk about a storm surge as we head through the day tomorrow. we'll be talking about tides coming together. not only has this been a perfect storm, this has been a more perfect storm. the earth, the...
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how is the first day of trading since hurricane sandy? let's ask managing director at lessard national markets. >> it is good to be back. two days seems like an etesht when you're trying to place a bet and express an opinion in this marketplace so it is very difficult to wait this out. obviously a terrible tragedy, this national disaster. but we have to balance out the fact that we are back in business with the fact that, as bob just pointed out, it is very difficult to get to new york right now. i would tell you that the volumes aren't three days worth of volumes all wrapped up in one. we'll see that normalize over the course of the week. >> indeed. it is horrible to talk about these things in light of the tragedy that's ensued. but nonetheless, what are you doing in terms of making a buck? for example, where is the trade in the wake of the hurricane? >> one of the things you'll want to be very careful is on the overshoot. pisani just pointed out a few things. obviously people look at the home depots and lowlowe's and t a step further an
how is the first day of trading since hurricane sandy? let's ask managing director at lessard national markets. >> it is good to be back. two days seems like an etesht when you're trying to place a bet and express an opinion in this marketplace so it is very difficult to wait this out. obviously a terrible tragedy, this national disaster. but we have to balance out the fact that we are back in business with the fact that, as bob just pointed out, it is very difficult to get to new york...
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i hope this is the last sandy-type storm we ever have. but i fear with us just having irene last year. i think we are up to this is the 56th named tropical cyclone in 3 years, that we need to be ready for whatever might be next. >> we have to wrap you up. thank you for joining us. we appreciate it. >> we'll be right back. >> caller: thank you. oh...there you go. wooohooo....hahaahahaha! i'm gonna stand up to her! no you're not. i know. you know ronny folks who save hundreds of dollars switching to geico sure are happy. how happy are they jimmy? happier than a witch in a broom factory. get happy. get geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more. introducing the new droid razr maxx hd by motorola. now more than ever droid does. [ male announcer ] the way it moves. the way it cleans. everything about the oral-b power brush is simply revolutionary. oral-b power brushes osclate, rotate and even pulsate to gently loosen and break up that sticky plaque with more brush movements than manual brushes and even up to 50% more than le
i hope this is the last sandy-type storm we ever have. but i fear with us just having irene last year. i think we are up to this is the 56th named tropical cyclone in 3 years, that we need to be ready for whatever might be next. >> we have to wrap you up. thank you for joining us. we appreciate it. >> we'll be right back. >> caller: thank you. oh...there you go. wooohooo....hahaahahaha! i'm gonna stand up to her! no you're not. i know. you know ronny folks who save hundreds of...
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we're on sandy point road. that fire has been burning since 9:00 and looks a lot better than it has in the past few hours as it starts to burn down, the house that was standing up there now burning to the ground. the problem that we had here was that fire personnel could not get there to chalker beach. chalker beach is surrounded by water and the floods there really put the water up about three to four feet and we're actually told it's still up three to four feet so what happened was a neighbor called in the fire saying that two homes were burning over there and that neighbor actually had to be rescued because the neighbor did not heed the mandatory evacuation order that was given for chalker beach. now, again, we are told that two homes were destroyed in that fire because firefighters couldn't get there. they actually tried to take an old army tank and get to that location, but the water was so high that the vehicle had some electrical problems and had to retreat. what we do know is that these are two summer h
we're on sandy point road. that fire has been burning since 9:00 and looks a lot better than it has in the past few hours as it starts to burn down, the house that was standing up there now burning to the ground. the problem that we had here was that fire personnel could not get there to chalker beach. chalker beach is surrounded by water and the floods there really put the water up about three to four feet and we're actually told it's still up three to four feet so what happened was a neighbor...
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let's go south to sandy hook. this is getting it right now. they are in their high tide cycle right now. water is is at its maximum way over record levels that extends down over the jersey shore. pounding of the went. latest wind divufts kennedy airport 79. over hurricane force. there we go. >> shepard: now we know a major problem at laguardia airport. of course, laguardia is in queens, new york. it serves the tri-state region for most li domestic flights. water has breached one of the runways at laguardia airport. big problems for transportation in the northeastern united states on the way. in addition, look at this. as you see this thing come ashore, there is an enormous dry section here which isn't going to stay. but what it is still pushing would be enormous winds. the storm has come hundreds and hundreds of miles with a sustained wind and pushed water the had way. as if you have taken a hand in a swimming pool and pushed a wave. that rain son the south shore long island and right into the city of new york. officials are reporting one pers
let's go south to sandy hook. this is getting it right now. they are in their high tide cycle right now. water is is at its maximum way over record levels that extends down over the jersey shore. pounding of the went. latest wind divufts kennedy airport 79. over hurricane force. there we go. >> shepard: now we know a major problem at laguardia airport. of course, laguardia is in queens, new york. it serves the tri-state region for most li domestic flights. water has breached one of the...
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sandy roared ashore thihis ev evening. the ocean is now flooding into the city. >> reporter: lashing out with fearsome winds and monstrous storm surge at communities up and down the coast forundreds of mile gigantic waves engulfed the coastline. everything away!t's washing >> reporter: in atlantic city, 15-foot wawaves crashed over th seawe seawall. in hatteras, the surf tore up roads and beaches. 70-mile-per-hour winds battered communities as millions of americans hunkered down under the fury of the stm. the drama began early this morning as the storm headed toward the eastern sthe maelstr incredit helicopter rescue at sea. 14 people pulled from the roiling waters of a the tal shatall ship "hms bounty" safrpg to the bottom of the sea, one crew member confirmed dead, another still missing. earlier today, in cape may, america's oldest seaside resort, sandy battered the grand homes, voured the broad beaches and flooded streets, particularly turning the cape into an island. but sandy's real destructive force is focused north
sandy roared ashore thihis ev evening. the ocean is now flooding into the city. >> reporter: lashing out with fearsome winds and monstrous storm surge at communities up and down the coast forundreds of mile gigantic waves engulfed the coastline. everything away!t's washing >> reporter: in atlantic city, 15-foot wawaves crashed over th seawe seawall. in hatteras, the surf tore up roads and beaches. 70-mile-per-hour winds battered communities as millions of americans hunkered down...
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this is msnbc's live coverage of hurricane sandy. i'm chris jansing. we will be here all through the night along with meteorologist bill karins. let's get you caught up on how things are looking and start in new york city right now. where it is eerily dark. over pretty much all of lower manhattan. more than 300,000 new yorkers without power. more than 3 million up and down the east coast are i want sesti the dark at this hour. some of the worst damage here in new york is downtown, by battery park, where a near 14-foot wall of water has flooded the streets as well as the brooklyn battery tunnel which connects brooklyn and manhattan. that is one of two major commuter tunnels in new york that flooded tonight. this storm has left a path of destruction in its wake. the "associated press" reports at least 15 deaths associated with sandy. mostly the result of falling trees. storm-related deaths have been confirmed in new york, new jersey, west virginia, pennsylvania, connecticut. within the last hour, we've learned that a firefighter in connecticut died after
this is msnbc's live coverage of hurricane sandy. i'm chris jansing. we will be here all through the night along with meteorologist bill karins. let's get you caught up on how things are looking and start in new york city right now. where it is eerily dark. over pretty much all of lower manhattan. more than 300,000 new yorkers without power. more than 3 million up and down the east coast are i want sesti the dark at this hour. some of the worst damage here in new york is downtown, by battery...
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sandy also took out part of atlantic city's famed boardwalk. >>> coastal communities rocked by sandy are waking up to a big mess this morning, including heavy flooding in areas. erica gonzalez is getting a firsthand look at the impact sandy had in rehoboth beach, delaware. this is where we began our journey along the boardwalk that so many are accustomed to seeing in rehoboth. it's pretty quiet. you've got some of the debris, some of the rocks that have washed ashore from the impact that we've seen. at its peak in rehoboth beach, we had waves that were 20 to 25 feet high. he had impacts up to 50 miles an hour with these gusts. this morning what we're feeling is it's significantly colder. so a big, big difference for anybody who's been in any type of hurricane coverage, you're not used to wearing gloves or long johns or ear mufs when doing hurricane coverage. you've got eight inches of rain that have fallen in the city of rehoboth. you've got at least 300 people in 1 of 3 shelters in rehoboth. and the mandatory no driving ban in place from the delaware governor that is still in effect
sandy also took out part of atlantic city's famed boardwalk. >>> coastal communities rocked by sandy are waking up to a big mess this morning, including heavy flooding in areas. erica gonzalez is getting a firsthand look at the impact sandy had in rehoboth beach, delaware. this is where we began our journey along the boardwalk that so many are accustomed to seeing in rehoboth. it's pretty quiet. you've got some of the debris, some of the rocks that have washed ashore from the impact...
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last night sandy was really pounding the area. i have a little bit more on this because these happen to be friends of mine, fred and e71 out in silver spring. fred wrote me and said this happened about 6:00, so the tree came down from the roots. it went all the way across to the other side. of course it landed on live wires and then it fell on the truck and in about 15 minutes the front end of that truck was just in flames. because of the live wires and all that, it took about an hour for the fire to be put out. that's too bad. >> wow! >> terrible. >> they're okay, no injuries. >> they're okay. they have kids and they're fine, but that's hard. that's hard to deal with. >> we're going to learn more about all of this during the day today as people get back home and all that kind of thing and assess the damage. >>> gwen is here now to tell us more about sandy. >> in the meantime, we're still getting the rain, we're still getting the strong winds out of the west and the blizzard-like conditions. let's show you just what sandy looks li
last night sandy was really pounding the area. i have a little bit more on this because these happen to be friends of mine, fred and e71 out in silver spring. fred wrote me and said this happened about 6:00, so the tree came down from the roots. it went all the way across to the other side. of course it landed on live wires and then it fell on the truck and in about 15 minutes the front end of that truck was just in flames. because of the live wires and all that, it took about an hour for the...
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evacuated at least partially due to sandy. how long are we going to continue to feel the effects of sandy. >> a little bit in those areas but not as bad as yesterday and people saying lake erie was at the highest levels of off of cleveland they've ever seen and people that lived on the lake for 80 years that it was the most ferocious and rough they've ever seen it and, yeah, it's crippling -- i mean and now it's snowing this morning with 50-mile-per-hour winds in ohio, ohio, the storm came on shore in new jersey, it's one for the record books and i'm sure i'll never seen one like this again. >> a lot are talking about the political implications of the storm which we will talk much more about, yeah, tomorrow. bill, thank you so much and bill is continuing to be with us throughout these early morning hours and we've talked about widespread flooding and so many states. wnbc's brent gigg rchl ichlging >> reporter: we're in a hotel lobby stranded. before high tide the water came gushing in. let me give you a little light. this is w
evacuated at least partially due to sandy. how long are we going to continue to feel the effects of sandy. >> a little bit in those areas but not as bad as yesterday and people saying lake erie was at the highest levels of off of cleveland they've ever seen and people that lived on the lake for 80 years that it was the most ferocious and rough they've ever seen it and, yeah, it's crippling -- i mean and now it's snowing this morning with 50-mile-per-hour winds in ohio, ohio, the storm...
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hurricane sandy as we have been talking about. politically, it's an inconvenient time as the marathon is winding down. might be viqueira has more on this. the president came off the campaign trail to meet with the fema reps. >> reporter: it's interesting. the president had a very full day today. actually, he left a day earlier than planned to get back on the campaign trail. he left washington. air force one wheels up moments ago. the president going to florida. the trip was to take him to orlando, youngstown. the legs are on track. everything is tentative at this point with the travel. the third event was supposed to be locally here in virginia tomorrow night. that's been canceled. the president cannesling a trip to colorado the next day as well. romney had a couple things cancel. the president began his day coming out just behind me, walking across the street with his two daughters with their god mother attending services at st. john's church. the president hasn't been home much lately. time with his family. the walk across the p
hurricane sandy as we have been talking about. politically, it's an inconvenient time as the marathon is winding down. might be viqueira has more on this. the president came off the campaign trail to meet with the fema reps. >> reporter: it's interesting. the president had a very full day today. actually, he left a day earlier than planned to get back on the campaign trail. he left washington. air force one wheels up moments ago. the president going to florida. the trip was to take him to...
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sandy is being called a once in a lifetime storm. and it will not be long until she slams into new jersey. we're expecting landfall to be sometime this evening. welcome back, everybody. you're watching cnn's continuing, live coverage. >> this storm is 1,000 miles wide, packing potentially deadly winds. i'm john berman live in the evacuation zone in new york harbor. what officials here are most concerned about, a storm surge, as much as 11 feet high, that could swamp this area, threatening lives and livelihoods. >> and with just eight days remaining until the election, the race for the white house takes a back seat to sandy. i'm zoraida sambolin. hurricane sandy forcing the candidates to cancel campaign stops. it's creating havoc for voters, as well. cnn's special hurricane coverage starts right now on "early start." >> good morning, welcome, everybody. you're watching our breaking news, which is the continuing live coverage of hurricane sandy, as it heads toward new jersey. that's where it's expected to make landfall sometime this ev
sandy is being called a once in a lifetime storm. and it will not be long until she slams into new jersey. we're expecting landfall to be sometime this evening. welcome back, everybody. you're watching cnn's continuing, live coverage. >> this storm is 1,000 miles wide, packing potentially deadly winds. i'm john berman live in the evacuation zone in new york harbor. what officials here are most concerned about, a storm surge, as much as 11 feet high, that could swamp this area, threatening...
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sandy's forced the cancellation of thousands of flights. how it's impacting the bay area's airports. >>> and one strong gust of wind could cause a disastrous situation as this crane dangles over a new york city high-rise. >>> it is upon us. five confirmed storm-related deaths in new york. almost 3 million people without power and flooding in the streets of new york city. this is just the beginning of hurricane sandy. >> we have team coverage for you this evening. we begin with jeff sapperstone who joins us from new haven, connecticut. he has the latest on the situation there. hi, jeff. >> reporter: hi we're in a dry spot tonight. we were just moved from the immediate shoreline because the water had been moving in so quickly. in fact, just a little while ago, governor daniel malloy here in connecticut issued a high alert for all towns on the shoreline. they want everybody out of the evacuation zone. this is a very urgent situation. the water is moving in quickly. i want to show you the issue here. we have sandbags -- >> as you can see, we lo
sandy's forced the cancellation of thousands of flights. how it's impacting the bay area's airports. >>> and one strong gust of wind could cause a disastrous situation as this crane dangles over a new york city high-rise. >>> it is upon us. five confirmed storm-related deaths in new york. almost 3 million people without power and flooding in the streets of new york city. this is just the beginning of hurricane sandy. >> we have team coverage for you this evening. we...
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quick update on sandy's progress. . progress. it continues to churn into maryland and we continue to see intense wind and rains out there, especially to the west where the snow is coming down and the heavy rain, rain bands to the south. the rain will continue to lift. we'll to get soaked. lock at some of the wind gusts, still gusting to 30 or 40 miles per hour, so we're still looking for tree line damage in the overnight hours as temperatures con to fall. much more in an update coming up in one-half hour. let's get you back now to nightline. reporting hundreds of people trapped inside their homes, narrow barrier, low-lying barrier island near ken dart in new york city. floodwaters recreeding but some berms, sand berms that were reekted along the south shore here intended to slow or prevent waters from going into long beach, they dissolved under the pounding surf and the rising tide, floodwaters expected to reach eight feet high here in long beach, hearing reports of people stuck in their homes where the water came in from the nor
quick update on sandy's progress. . progress. it continues to churn into maryland and we continue to see intense wind and rains out there, especially to the west where the snow is coming down and the heavy rain, rain bands to the south. the rain will continue to lift. we'll to get soaked. lock at some of the wind gusts, still gusting to 30 or 40 miles per hour, so we're still looking for tree line damage in the overnight hours as temperatures con to fall. much more in an update coming up in...
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sandy pounded the jersey shore. nbc's danielle leigh live in cape may, new jersey, on the southern tip of that state. danielle, what's the situation there? >> reporter: good morning. this morning we are getting hit with heavy winds. sometimes it's hard to stand. and just a light rain. when he was in the hotel room getting ready. i was pretty sure we were going to lose some windows. they were clanking so hard. that is good news. we are doing a lot better than a lot of parts of cape may and a lot of parts of coastal, new jersey. if you take a look at video we have of damage across the jersey shore, especially in atlantic city, where parts of that famous boardwalk were destroyed, where people staying in a shelter lost power and had to be evacuated. we're talking about significant damage. across the northeast, people waking up without water. more than 7 million people without power because of the damage from this storm. we're hearing that over a dozen people have been killed from this storm. the sun hasn't even risen ye
sandy pounded the jersey shore. nbc's danielle leigh live in cape may, new jersey, on the southern tip of that state. danielle, what's the situation there? >> reporter: good morning. this morning we are getting hit with heavy winds. sometimes it's hard to stand. and just a light rain. when he was in the hotel room getting ready. i was pretty sure we were going to lose some windows. they were clanking so hard. that is good news. we are doing a lot better than a lot of parts of cape may and...
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sandy was a monster. it is pretty cold but new york city was devastated. atlantic city was almost wiped out. that city is waking up this morning underwater. we are hearing reports of the hospital that was evacuated with hundreds of patients including small children that had to be rushed out of their. president barack obama declaring a disaster area in new york and we are hearing that a levee breach in new jersey outside of new york. the stock exchange in new york city is going to be closed for a second straight day. almost 5 million people here in the united states are without power this morning. 8 states are going to be experiencing no fallout. folks are still very worried about putting this morning. >> interesting the way you talk about new york state in particular. do the people in maryland field that they got away with it? >> i would not say that because right now folks have not gone out to survey the damage them that we will know the impact in the days to come. there are a lot of people trap and a number of people who took refuge in shelters and left
sandy was a monster. it is pretty cold but new york city was devastated. atlantic city was almost wiped out. that city is waking up this morning underwater. we are hearing reports of the hospital that was evacuated with hundreds of patients including small children that had to be rushed out of their. president barack obama declaring a disaster area in new york and we are hearing that a levee breach in new jersey outside of new york. the stock exchange in new york city is going to be closed for...
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here is what is left of sandy, drifting to the north of pittsburgh. but on the east side, they are was still tropical moisture and tropical rain going all the way to canada. for us overnight tonight, there are a few lingering sprinkles as you can see on doppler, in and around us, and some more lingering snow is in the mountains of west virginia. but that " core will be selling. when you head out -- but that cold core will be sellingtettling -- but that cold core will be set tling. the other thing with the lights of the early wind, here is the storm surge down the potomac. that comes through about this time tomorrow in georgetown with some moderate flooding. the flood stage is 2 feet above high tide. temperatures will be into the 50 calls for the trick-or-treaters. it will be only into the high- 40's and low-50's. then more sunshine and temperatures return to near average for an extra hour on the weekend. >> how would you address of -- how would you dress up as sandy for halloween? >> they will want to put that behind us. thank you very much. >> sandy
here is what is left of sandy, drifting to the north of pittsburgh. but on the east side, they are was still tropical moisture and tropical rain going all the way to canada. for us overnight tonight, there are a few lingering sprinkles as you can see on doppler, in and around us, and some more lingering snow is in the mountains of west virginia. but that " core will be selling. when you head out -- but that cold core will be sellingtettling -- but that cold core will be set tling. the...
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sandy is one doozy of a hurricane. we are going to get to him shortly and we want to update you on what is happening in the tri-state new york area. they just shut down la guardia airport, one of the world's busiest. the other airports around new york, liberty airport and jfk. this says it all. times square, nothing is going on. nothing going on at these airports. they are open, you know, you might be able to go to the cinnabon at those airports, which i do recommend. but you are not going to be able to go in and out of any of them. including the private airports. what can you tell us about how this is affecting us? >> just across the east river in our support center, it certainly feels like a hurricane still to us. this is a really impactful storm. canceled about 1200 flights through the end of the day on tuesday and a little bit into wednesday morning. we are really dependent upon when the infrastructure in new york comes back to support the resumption across the new york airports. with this one in particular, a litt
sandy is one doozy of a hurricane. we are going to get to him shortly and we want to update you on what is happening in the tri-state new york area. they just shut down la guardia airport, one of the world's busiest. the other airports around new york, liberty airport and jfk. this says it all. times square, nothing is going on. nothing going on at these airports. they are open, you know, you might be able to go to the cinnabon at those airports, which i do recommend. but you are not going to...
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and that was on monday at the height of sandy. and less than 24 hours later, the city came to take it away. >> it was kind of amazing on how quickly they came to deal with that issue. >> reporter: and if you thought that was a surprise, here is where it gets good. >> when i came home from work around 6:00 that evening, walking on to my porch, there was this lovely little thing here. >> reporter: and one for every apartment in the house, all made out of wood, presumably from the downed monster tree. though no one knows for sure. >> i started asking more people, are you sure you're not the one that did this? and everyone, they are like no. >> reporter: so for now, all we know is after the darkness comes a little life. and a little light humor. >> it is all a mystery. so sad. so it is great. >> reporter: if you're the hurricane ferry, reach out to us on facebook. we would love to hear from you. in woodley park, 9news. >> that is heartbreak -- that is really cool. >> yes, i like that a lot. >> me too. >> i like the whole thing. >>> a
and that was on monday at the height of sandy. and less than 24 hours later, the city came to take it away. >> it was kind of amazing on how quickly they came to deal with that issue. >> reporter: and if you thought that was a surprise, here is where it gets good. >> when i came home from work around 6:00 that evening, walking on to my porch, there was this lovely little thing here. >> reporter: and one for every apartment in the house, all made out of wood, presumably...
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sandy again a huge storm system. we're expecting a water rise pretty high in areas further away from new york city. four to eight feet further toward the south of the coast atlantic city. we're seeing that being projection across the coast of connecticut. otherwise heavy rain. six to 10 inches across portions of mid-atlantic. new england will have significant rainfall, one to three inches. not as much as the mid-atlantic. some areas could deal with localized flooding especially higher elevation when you get the runnoff. day time projections as we head throughout the afternoon. we'll see conditions deteriorating. gusts up to 80 miles an hour. beach erosion becoming a huge concern. the worst of the storm, monday night into tuesday morning. that's when we could see wind gusts over 100 miles an hour as the system is making landfall. widespread coastal flooding possible the as we head into tuesday, still feeling impacts from sandy did and that snow continuing to fall. jenna: let me ask you a little bit about the timeline.
sandy again a huge storm system. we're expecting a water rise pretty high in areas further away from new york city. four to eight feet further toward the south of the coast atlantic city. we're seeing that being projection across the coast of connecticut. otherwise heavy rain. six to 10 inches across portions of mid-atlantic. new england will have significant rainfall, one to three inches. not as much as the mid-atlantic. some areas could deal with localized flooding especially higher elevation...